The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-10-01


elusive. by the Alameda.
The Royal Mail steamer Alameda ar
rived early yesterday morning from San
Francisco, with dates to the 23d inst.
Following is summary:
Irish ARairs.
At meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the Irish National League.
held in Dublin, September 18th, Henry
Labouchere, Cashel Wright, J. T. Brun-
ner and Robert Leak, all English, and
Members of Parliament, were elected as
members of the National League.
A magnificent demonstration took
place at Dublin September 18th in the
Kotunda. The round room was crowded
and overflow meetings were held. The
Lord Mayor presided. deputation
from the English Home Rule Union
was received with the greatest enthu-
siasm as it filed on to the platform.
Michael Davitt proposed the resolution
OF the evening. ''That this meeting of
citizens of Dublin gladly accords its
Warmest welcome to the deputation
from the English Home Rule Union. as
pledge OF the progress and practical
sympathy with which the cause of Ire
land is now obtaining among the peo-
pie OF Great Britain" The motion was
seconded by Justin Mccarthy, NJ. p,
and carried enthusiastically.
AT conference of Irish landlords held
IN Dublin September 18th resolutions
were adopted by unanimous vote de-
nying that the present rates prevailing
In Ireland were oppressive, or that
reasonable abatement had been refused.
The landlords in Ireland" it is further
maintained, ''have rendered important
aid to Irish agriculture, and do not. as
alleged, neglect their duties toward
either their property or the community.
We deplore the alienation existing in
Ireland between landlords and tenants.
and we desire to restore amity. The re-
cent evictions were forced on us thrOuoh
pontlcaI ADVISERS" In conclusion, the
resolutions demand the Government to
speedily and fully settle the land cues
ton in Ireland on just terms to ali
parties concerned.
Dillon, in an interview Septembnr
18th, said that it was impossible to denv
the gravity of the situation. The out
ook for the coming winter was a gloomy
one. Balfour was apparently deter
mined to get all the Nationalist leaders
INTO the clutches of the law, and he !
would not be surprised if in month or |
30 the majority of the leaders, including |
himself, were found picking oakum. |
Che Governments persistence in en- |
orcing the Coercion Act would be GER
ain to lead to trouble
John Dillon presided at a great meet |
lg held in the Limerick Town Hall Sep
ember goth, under the auspices of the |
ational League. The hall was crowded. |
billion made the speech of the day, and
welt at length on the case of Editor
4 Brien of the Omitted Ireland" Dillon
4 aid O'Brien would undoubtedly be con-
emed felon, and if so he would have
a lO y Aipdthy VI tue WLIOIS CINlIlZoQ |
orld. "The Government must not"
illon continued, 'think they can crush
e League by any such means as those
sorted to in the prosecution of O'Brien.
q ach arrest of that kind would add but
esh courage and spirit to the people of
Gland in the struggle for home rule and
crease the gulf of separation between
e landlords and the populace, and put
wv fuel into the fire now burning"
be United States of America, Dillon de-
red, was now back of the great Irish
i pine Rule movement.
Z William O'Brien states that in the
ent of his being sentenced to imprison-
lnt-he will absolutely refuse to wear a.
son garb or perform mental offices as
rotest against the treatment of politi-
prisoners as common culprits.
Mexico and Guatemala
dispatch from the city of Mexico,
,tember 22d says: There is good deal
ineasiness in political circles regarding
ramored attempt of Guatemala to Sc
e the support of the United States
Fernment as against Mexico. 1t is
here that such step would do much